Transport Committee on Dec. 7th, 2011

[Mark Adler, Conservative, York Centre, ON]

Are there any plans for anything...?

[Helena Borges]

I'm not aware that the bridge company has any big plans for it. They might have technology improvements and things to expedite the NEXUS traffic, but not any major infrastructure improvements.

[Mark Adler, Conservative, York Centre, ON]

And Rainbow...?

[Helena Borges]

The same thing.

[Mark Adler, Conservative, York Centre, ON]

The same thing. Okay.

Thank you.

[The Chair, Conservative, Merv Tweed]

Mr. Sullivan.

[Mike Sullivan, NDP, York South—Weston, ON]

My question is for Ms. Borges. It has to do with the air-rail link. Recently one of my colleagues did an SO-43--is that the number I'm thinking of?

[Helena Borges]

Yes.

[Mike Sullivan, NDP, York South—Weston, ON]

He was looking for how much had been spent so far on the air-rail link in Toronto and was told $15.7 million, but I know that lots more than that has been spent on the air-rail link. I'm wondering why the department doesn't know how much has been spent, since when this was first announced it wasn't to cost the taxpayer a single nickel, but now it's $1.4 billion.

Can you explain why we're not being told how much is being spent?

[Helena Borges]

Actually, on the air-rail link the investments that have been made so far on that corridor are not related to the air-rail link. They're related to the GO transit service on the Georgetown line, and there have been improvements made there.

The environmental assessment for the air-rail link has just been completed recently, and there hasn't been work started yet specifically related to the air-rail link.

[The Chair, Conservative, Merv Tweed]

I have to interrupt there, as we have the bells ringing in the House.

I'll thank our witnesses and guests for being here today. We appreciate your candid comments.

Watch your notices for the meeting on Monday.

The meeting is adjourned.